The 1989 Ken Griffey Jr. Upper Deck rookie card is not just another of the many cards that were printed between 1987-1994, it’s THE CARD. It was a changing of the guard in a way, a move past the ...

Upper Deck created one of the most iconic baseball rookie cards with the release of the 1989 Star Rookie of Ken Griffey Jr. Upper Deck's existence as a baseball card company ran concurrently with ...

Though Ken Griffey Jr.’s 1989 Upper Deck rookie card is by far his most famous card — and among the most iconic in history — it isn’t his most valuable card. That distinction currently ...

Upper Deck holds a special place among Griffey collectors because of the splash it made debuting the Griffey Jr. rookie card in 1989, the same year he made his major league debut.